Biography

Leigh-Ann Woolley is a conservation ecologist with over 15 years’ research experience in African and northern Australian savannas. She completed her PhD in African elephant population dynamics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and currently is working on projects investigating the drivers of mammal decline in the tropical savannas of northern Australia. Leigh-Ann has a particular interest in ecosystem response to disturbance and stochastic change, and the resulting trophic interactions within the system.